Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman
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Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman is a documentary film from executive producers Bryan Singer and Kevin Burns which details the history of the Superman franchise, from comic book, to television, to the big screen. The story of Superman is told through archival footage, as well as interviews with many of the actors, directors, and producers involved with the Superman media over the years. The closing credits feature outtakes from the Christopher Reeve Superman films, including an outtake of Marlon Brando improvising during the recitation of a poem in a scene deleted from the original version of Superman II.
The documentary was released on DVD on June 20, 2006, shortly before the theatrical release of Superman Returns. A two DVD Best Buy exclusive Limited Edition version was released the same day (extra material on the second disc included Bryan Singer's video journals and 5 official Superman movie poster mini-prints). A shortened version of the documentary was played on A&E on June 12, 2006. Finally, the DVD (along with Singer's video journals) was included as part of the 14-disc box set release, Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition, in November 2006.
Cast
Look, Up in the Sky! features interviews with the following personalities.
Those directly associated with Superman:
- Dean Cain (Clark Kent/Superman; Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman)
- Gerard Christopher (Clark Kent/Superboy; Superboy)
- Jackie Cooper (Perry White; Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest For Peace )
- Richard Donner (Director; Superman: The Movie, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut)
- Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (executive producers and creators of Smallville)
- Margot Kidder (Lois Lane; Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest For Peace )
- Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen; Adventures of Superman (TV series))
- Bill Mumy (Tommy Puck; Superboy)
- Noel Neill (Lois Lane; The Adventures of Superman)
- Annette O'Toole (Lana Lang; Superman III, Martha Kent; Smallville)
- Brandon Routh (Clark Kent/Superman; Superman Returns)
- Ilya Salkind (Executive Producer; Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman III)
- Bryan Singer (Director; Superman Returns)
- Lesley Ann Warren (Lois Lane; It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman
Those not directly associated with Superman:
- Mark Hamill (did the voice of The Joker in animated incarnations. He is best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the classic Star Wars trilogy and is a comic book fan)
- Stan Lee (Marvel Comics heroes' co-creator)
- Gene Simmons (musician and comic book fan)
- Adam West (Bruce Wayne/Batman; Batman TV series)
Kevin Spacey (who also played Lex Luthor in Superman Returns) narrates the documentary. Mumy and Hamill are also credited as consultants on the documentary.